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On Tue, 8 May 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:06:30 +0200, Mats Bengtsson
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >If the .ps.gz cause so much trouble that you have to read extra
> >instructions to be able to setup your browser, then we should
> >maybe return to plain .ps files as the default?
>
> Taking up this thread again somewhat belatedly, I would strongly urge
> that we abandon gzipped files in favour of plain .ps, or, if
> necessary, Zip files. I just received feedback from another guitarist
> who downloaded my transcription, and he had quite a difficult time
> persuading his Apple Mac to display and print the gzipped version. He
> was actually quite acid about the format "alienating" potential
> archive visitors, as he had to find and install a utility that would
> open gzips, while apps to read plain postscript files and open Zip
> files would have been ready to hand.
>
> I think we should take this seriously and reconsider the Gzip format.
>
> Eva
>
I completely agree !! I see no reason whatsoever to prefer Gzip to Zip.
ccn
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